Expected to start teams meetings?

[surrpundedby]

I’ve started a new job and my diary for now is very empty with few meetings and there’s quite a lot of training material that I have to go through.

My manager is always in back to back meetings and he’s put two 30 minute catchups in with me for the first month. From experience meetings tend to overrun so I’ve waited for him to be ready for our call and then I’ll hop on as I’m just reading - or he might need a loo break or get a drink.

Today it got to 5 past our meeting and he messaged me to say “are you joining”. So I started the call and he said that I am expected to always start the meetings.

Obviously once I’m more busy I won’t even give it a second thought as to who starts a meeting, but this seems such a weird rule to me.

It is you who should join and sit and wait for him.

Honestly op, I'm not sure why you even asked us. We are mostly all telling you the same thing but you won't hear it.

Yeah, you're definitely making a mistake. You're new in the company, now is the time to be as helpful as possible and make a good impression!

Ultimately, the expectation of your job is to attend those meetings, it doesn't matter whether someone else is running late. You are only doing training, so there isn't much excuse not to be punctual.

You manager is clearly more busy and doesn't want to sit around waiting, so joins when you join. Just accept it as how things are, it isn't rude enough to make a fuss over.

Eurgh Zombie thread

I agree with everyone saying you should join at the stated time and then wait. Also, as others have said, your joining gives him a cue to leave the previous meeting.

He doesn’t want to leave the previous meeting and then wait for you.

Generally speaking the more junior person should do their best to be on time/ start the meeting. You shouldn’t habitually keep your manager waiting or expect him to call you in when it’s time.

The only the worse in terms of Teams etiquette is the people who always start the meeting early. Absolutely maddening as it gives everyone else an alert and pulls them out of concentration but it’s not time yet!

Aaagh to Zombie!

deleted my post as realise this is a zombie thread

Honestly you're new and should be trying to impress. Rocking up late to teams meeting with your boss is frankly a bit odd. You're not the same and are sending a really funny message by doing the "why do o always have to be the one who starts ' thing.